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Single-player games like The Chronicle

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Chronicle, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like The Chronicle page.

Ranked picks

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    Murder Meet Cute — Steam game cover

    Murder Meet Cute

    Single-player alternative to The Chronicle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Chronicle.

    Look, just because I’m paid to fix computers, doesn’t mean I’ll sit here and listen to your life story. So what there’s been murders? Do I look like a detective?

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    恶灵退散 Go Back to Hell — Steam game cover

    恶灵退散 Go Back to Hell

    Single-player alternative to The Chronicle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Chronicle.

    This is a click game with horror theme to find hidden items. Players play exorcists and go to all kinds of gloomy and terrible scenes. Please be sure to find every suspicious place, otherwise ghosts will suddenly appear!!!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I.T. Never Ends — Steam game cover

    I.T. Never Ends

    Single-player alternative to The Chronicle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Chronicle.

    The printer is bleeding, the Wi-Fi is haunted, and Ticket #666 just came in. As the latest hire for a company run by cosmic horrors, your job is simple: Swipe to survive. Make binary decisions to survive the night shift in this dark comedy desktop simulator. I.T truly never ends.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Good Knight — Steam game cover

    Good Knight

    Single-player alternative to The Chronicle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Chronicle.

    Embark on an exhilarating journey through the depths of Filipino mythology in this Buttclenching One-Button Bullet-Hell. Test yourself through a relentless onslaught of bullets and beautiful patterns. Experience the intense action and headbanging soundtrack in this must-play game for all indie fans!

    2021ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PrisonShow — Steam game cover

    PrisonShow

    Single-player alternative to The Chronicle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Chronicle.

    A short story of tyranism and little bit optimisim. A contest for her mostly freedom.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.00 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BREAKOUT BABY — Steam game cover

    BREAKOUT BABY

    Single-player alternative to The Chronicle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Chronicle.

    BREAKOUT BABY is a blood-pumping, Pac-Man–infused, first-person horror roguelike where you must help a poor baby escape to the surface. Run from creatures, scoop up pellets, and shake your baby to survive.

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire Therapist — Steam game cover

    Vampire Therapist

    Single-player alternative to The Chronicle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Chronicle.

    Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

    2024IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    2033: Das Erschwachen der Macht — Steam game cover

    2033: Das Erschwachen der Macht

    Single-player alternative to The Chronicle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Chronicle.

    2033: Das Erschwachen der Macht entführt dich in die Welt der Reichsbürger, Alubommel-Sammler und Populisten. Finde deinen Weg aus der Hohlerde zurück in die Freiheit und versuche dabei E.V.A. aus dem Weg zu gehen... Ein satirisches Point & Click Adventure in 3D. (Wow)

    2021IndieAdventure11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →